Tony Flags
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We had a pretty solid team with promising youngsters who then got poached by Bayern/Wolfsburg and decided to warm the bench over there instead of getting regular play time. Jung looked like a candidate for the national team when he played for us, now he completely disappeared from the landscape. Rode had a solid first year with Bayern, but thats it...Now he is pretty much a bench warmer as well.
You make a good point. Could it be then a bit of luck? You mention players for example and I thought maybe you need those up and comers to help you. Sort of Okazaki (Mainz), Dortmund's entire 2012 roster, Bobadilla (Augsburg) or Cissé (Freiburg). Maybe you need those for a season or two before they fly overseas or go for a mix with old timers like Altintop for Augsburg or Arango for Gladbach.
But you have to no doubt factor in the coach. There's no questions for me about that. I just don't see Mainz doing a Mainz without Klopp and Tuchel, or Weinzierl for Augsburg or even Favre to avoid relegation for Gladbach.